jerrys
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Post by jerrys on Sept 11, 2014 10:03:11 GMT -5
I am looking for orange jasper or agate that has consistent color. I am also looking for white material that can be polished, like howlite without veins. I'm open to buying or trading.
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Sept 11, 2014 11:00:28 GMT -5
How big??? I have some white quartz....About the size of my palm..Might have more too..
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jerrys
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Post by jerrys on Sept 11, 2014 11:34:52 GMT -5
For size, let's use a large flat rate box to save on shipping. I would like to see the pictures of the white quartz.
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Sept 11, 2014 17:10:10 GMT -5
Here are the photos..   |
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Post by Fossilman on Sept 11, 2014 17:11:35 GMT -5
I know I have more,but trying to remember where..I'm thinking they are bigger than this one..
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Sept 11, 2014 17:21:25 GMT -5
Here is a smaller one too,needs cleaned,as you can see..  Last but not least,the bigger one I was talking about..   |
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Post by glennz01 on Sept 11, 2014 19:49:15 GMT -5
In the local mountains I can find lots of white rough quartz. Also i have some white / clear agates that i will be slabbing soon... it would be very cheap.... Not sure when I am going in the mountains again but if you want quartz send me a pm.
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Post by Rockoonz on Sept 11, 2014 23:45:33 GMT -5
You can check with Dale or Aaron of West Coast Mining, the white agate from the polkadot agate claim works nicely.
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jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Sept 12, 2014 16:40:28 GMT -5
I have Florida coral that is pretty darn white. Comes in big chunks. No fractures. Polishes easy as it is very hard. some whiter than this:  |
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Post by Rockoonz on Sept 12, 2014 18:26:12 GMT -5
Hey jerrys. Common courtesy say you should at least acknowledge peoples efforts to help you here... Jerry just spent a week at the NW rockhound retreat last week. I was there too. If his work and home life is anything like mine he may be playing catch-up right now, I'm sure he will respond as time permits. |
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jerrys
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Post by jerrys on Sept 13, 2014 9:16:12 GMT -5
Several people have contacted me through the PM feature that is off list. I now have the white material. I'm still looking for the orange agate or jasper that will take a great polish.
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Post by roy on Sept 13, 2014 11:20:46 GMT -5
come over and go shopping!
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Sept 14, 2014 8:44:13 GMT -5
If your shopping at Roy's place,bring a drool rag!!!!! Thumbs up
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Post by roy on Sept 14, 2014 10:32:44 GMT -5
Hey jerrys. Common courtesy say you should at least acknowledge peoples efforts to help you here... jerry often has to travel across the world to work ! not everyone gets on here everyday to check messages ! |
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Post by Rockoonz on Sept 14, 2014 14:16:28 GMT -5
jerrys when you find the solid orange please check back and let us know what you found. Elizabeth and I are working on assembling an assortment of solid color materials for intarsia and having ID info on possible materials would be helpful.
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jerrys
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Post by jerrys on Sept 16, 2014 11:46:26 GMT -5
Will do. It would be interesting to compare lists of materials and colors.
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